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Andy Burnham: “I keep saying: ‘Nobody won’t know what I’m trying to do.’ People will know, you can make your judgment on whether it’s…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2026
I keep saying: ‘Nobody won’t know what I’m trying to do.’ People will know, you can make your judgment on whether it’s right or wrong. But people are going to know the direction I want to take this country in.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Discussing his political philosophy at the UN.

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